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(11) EP 4 309 282 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
24.01.2024 Bulletin 2024/04

(21) Application number: 22715840.9

(22) Date of filing: 18.03.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H02S 50/00(2014.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H02S 50/00; Y02E 10/50
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2022/020977
(87) International publication number:
WO 2022/198063 (22.09.2022 Gazette 2022/38)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 19.03.2021 US 202163163388 P

(71) Applicants:
  • MERSEN USA EP Corp.
    Boonton, NJ 07005 (US)
  • Northeastern University
    Boston, MA 02115 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BALL, Roy A.
    Coral Springs, FL 33076 (US)
  • KIM, Jonathan C.
    Brighton, MA 02315 (US)
  • LEHMAN, Bradley M.
    Belmont, Massachusetts 02478 (US)

(74) Representative: Kraus & Weisert Patentanwälte PartGmbB 
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München
80539 München (DE)

   


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